Aliyev, Jeyhun
Alakbarova, Mahnur
Garayusifova, Aytan
Omarov, Asaf
Aliyeva, Saida
Fretin, David
Godfroid, Jacques http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0782-7858
Funding for this research was provided by:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Article History
Received: 12 August 2021
Accepted: 17 January 2022
First Online: 15 February 2022
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and endorsed by the scientific and technical council of the former State Veterinary Control Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, Azerbaijan.As blood and milk samples were taken from animals in the field, no ethics committee approval was deemed necessary according to Article 7.1 on recommendations for animal welfare and Article 7.8 on use of animals in research and education of the World Organization for Animal Health Terrestrial Animal Health Code.The recruitment of dairy cows into this work was done in consultation with the former State Veterinary Control Services and veterinary practitioners. Milk and blood were collected during routine veterinary practice in adherence to a high standard of veterinary care, and after the permission of the dairy farms’ owners. No clinical interventions were performed.The study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines.
: U.S government Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.